Today, Rahul Gandhi received the unexpected support of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee soon after Parliament disqualified the Congress leader, a day after a magistrate's court jailed him for two years in a defamation case linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a fresh call for Opposition unity on Monday ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Congress chief said that she would back the Congress in certain areas, asserting that the BJP was unable to fight in areas where a regional party was strong. The remarks came days after the Congress secured a landslide win in Karnataka and set its sights on several other state polls.
#KarnatakaResults #KarnatakaElections2023 #MamataBanerjee #TMC #Congress
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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has announced that he has sent a legal notice to Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of Bengal, with regards to her recent statements on ‘The Kashmir Files’.
#VivekAgnihotri #MamataBanerjee #TheKeralaStory
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The controversy around The Kerala Story has turned into a major political battle between the parties. With the Mamata Banerjee led TMC putting a ban on the movie release in West Bengal to the BJP-ruled state of MP declaring it tax-free, more than the movie, the nation is talking about the controversies it has landed itself into. Yogi Adityanath is the latest to join the tussle by declaring the movie tax free in Uttar Pradesh.
#TheKeralaStory #UP #YogiAdityanath
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West Bengal government has banned ‘The Kerala Story’ days after the movie was released across India.
#WestBengal #MamataBanerjee #TheKeralaStory
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Mamata Banerjee asks Nitish Kumar for an opposition meeting in Bihar; India logs 7,178 fresh Covid cases and 16 Covid-related fatalities in 24 hours; Amritpal Singh arrest: Bhindranwale's nephew Jasbir Singh reportedly behind arrest; Delhi: Protesting wrestlers move to SC to file an FIR against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh.
#MamataBanerjee #NitishKumar #Bihar
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The Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that a policeman misbehaved with former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia at the Rouse Avenue court where he was produced before the court in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Senior AAP leader Atishi posted a video on the alleged incident on Twitter which was later retweeted by Arvind Kejriwal.
#ManishSisodia #DelhiPolice #ManishSisodiaVideo #ArvindKejriwal #Atishi
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Certain reports hinted at another setback for the Aam Aadmi Party as they mentioned that Raghav Chadha has been named in the CBI supplementary chargesheet in the Liquor Policy Case after Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal. The leader has issued a clarification on the same and has refuted these claims and reports.
#RaghavChadha #EnforcementDirectorate #DelhiLiquorPolicyCase
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday arrived at Janta Mantar in the national capital to extend his support to the ongoing protest by some of India's top wrestlers over Sexual harassment allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Kejriwal asked people to take time off from work to show solidarity for the aggrieved wrestlers and join them in their protest at Jantar Mantar. Watch the video here.
#ArvindKejriwal #WrestlersProtest #BrijBhushanSingh
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Rozgar Mela: PM Modi to distribute about 71,000 appointment letters on April 13th; Apple's first 2 retail stores in India to open next week; India logs 5,676 new Covid-19 Infections; Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP becomes a National Party, setback for NCP and TMC
#RozgarMela #PMModi #Employment
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In a major political decision taken on Monday, the Election Commission of India withdrew the national party status of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Communist Party of India (CPI) and granted the status of a National Party to the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.
#AAP #NationalParty #ArvindKejriwal
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday night took a truck ride from Delhi to Chandigarh and on the way interacted with truck drivers.
#RahulGandhi #Delhi #Chandigarh
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CBI arrests journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi and ex-navy officer Ashish Pathak in espionage case; Sources said that Siddaramaiah to be the next CM of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar to meet Rahul Gandhi soon; NIA carries out raids at multiple locations against Jaswinder Singh Multani and SFJ; India and China hold talks on ongoing LAC row; conduct a major general-level dialogue.
#VivekRaghuvanshi #CBI #AshishPathak
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Ending the ongoing suspense, the Congress high command has finalised senior leader Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka, sources said. This comes after three days of a tussle as Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar both were adamant on CM's post. The official announcement regarding the development will be made by Rahul Gandhi in a press conference at 1 pm.
#KarnatakaCM #Siddaramaiah #DKShivakumar #RahulGandhi #KarnatakaElections
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The selection of Chief Minister of Karnataka has now reached Delhi. The Congress observers of the Center who collected the opinion of the new MLAs in the Congress Legislative Party meeting yesterday have now submitted it to the Congress High Command including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. In this background, DK Shivakumar (DK Shivakumar) and Siddaramaiah (Siddaramaiah), who are vying for the position of CM, have been given High Command Bulao. DK Shivakumar, who is now leaving for Delhi, held a press conference. The high command will decide who will be the CM. All the MLAs who won are ours, I don't have anyone,' said Shivakumar in the press conference.
#DKShivakumar #KarnatakaElections #KarnatakaResults
The Congress has shot past the halfway mark as votes are being counted for the Karnataka election today. The Congress has asked all its MLAs to reach Bengaluru as leads placed it across the halfway mark. Congress's Siddaramaiah said that he is sure of the party crossing the 120 mark.
#KarnatakaElectionResults #KarnatakaResults #KarnatakaElections #KarnatakaResultsWithOI
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The Ministry of Finance has said that a special ₹75 coin will be launched to commemorate the inauguration of the new parliament building. The new parliament building will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. While as many as 25 parties are expected to attend the ceremony, at least 20 opposition parties have decided to boycott the event.
#Parliament #₹75Coin #FinanceMinistry
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Prime Minister Modi on Thursday inaugurated the first ever Vande Bharat Express of Uttarakhand via video conference.
#VandeBharatTrain #Uttrakhand #PMModi
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The inauguration of India's new parliament in New Delhi on Sunday will see nearly zero representation from the opposition, with 20 parties announcing they will be boycotting the ceremony. The opposition parties have denounced plans by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the new parliament, instead of President Draupadi Murmu, to make a political statement ahead of next year's national election. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has now criticised the Opposition and has called their decision unfortunate and irresponsible adding that it weakens democracy.
#NewParliamentBuilding #NewParliamentInauguration #PMModi #DraupadiMurmu #OppositionParties #YogiAdityanath
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PM Modi on Thursday will flag off the first Vande Bharat Express train of Uttrakhand. The train will travel from Delhi to Dehradun.
#PMModi #VandeBharatExpress #Uttrakhand
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Prime Minister Modi who is in Australia, raised the issue of attacks on the Hindu temples in the country with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese.
#PMModi #TemplesinAustralia #ModiinAustralia
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Eight Congress MLAs were sworn in as ministers in the Karnataka Cabinet during the oath-taking ceremony in Bengaluru on Saturday. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the MLAs at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge, party's MLAs G Parameshwara and MB Patil were among the eight MLAs. The other MLAs who took oath included KH Muniyappa, KJ George, Satish Jarkiholi, Ramalinga Reddy and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan. Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time on Saturday after the party's sweeping victory in the Assembly elections. DK Shivakumar was sworn in as only Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.
#KarnatakaCabinet #KarnatakaOathTakingCeremony #Congress
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Veteran Congress leader Siddaramaiah took oath as the new chief minister of Karnataka. DK Shivakumar took oath as the deputy CM of the state.
#Siddaramaiah #DKShivakumar #Karnataka
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The Congress on Thursday has chosen Siddaramaiah as the next chief minister of Karnataka, and KPCC president DK Shivakumar as his deputy. Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal formally announced that Siddaramaiah will be Karnataka's next Chief Minister and DK Shivakumar will be his solo deputy. In a press conference, Venugopal said that Shivakumar will continue as the KPCC president.
#KarnatakaCM #Siddaramaiah #DKShivakumar
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It is being reported that sources have confirmed that Siddaramaiah has been named as the next chief minister while DK Shivakumar will be his deputy. The Congress has decided on a rotational tenure of two-and-a-half years for both leaders. The decision ends days of uncertainty after the grand old party had registered an emphatic victory in the southern state. The swearing-in of the new chief minister or the oath-taking ceremony will be held in Bengaluru on May 20.
#KarnatakaCM #Siddaramaiah #DKShivakumar
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The India Meteorological Department mentioned that states like Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Gangetic West Bengal are likely to witness heat waves. On Monday, Delhi too recorded a maximum temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was 25.2 degrees Celsius. The IMD said that the national capital is likely to see some relief from the oppressive heat as light rain or thundershowers are predicted for two days, beginning Tuesday.
#Heatwave #IMD #HeatwaveIndia
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Go First extends flight cancellation till May 19, says 'will resume bookings shortly'; SC to hear plea against The Kerala Story ban in West bengal; 37.25% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in Karnataka; PM Modi holds roadshow in Nathdwara, launches projects worth 5500 crore
#GoFirst #GoFirstFlight #GoFirstBankrupt
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Former Congress chief and leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be released from the Patiala court on 1st of April.
#NavjotSinghSidhu #Patialajail #Sidhuinjail
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